Is spelling your greatest nemesis? If your answer is yes, you are not alone! Mastering the spelling of English words is challenging even for adults because English spelling can be so infuriatingly tricky and unpredictable. However, this should not stop us from striving to become spelling wizards! Read on to pick up some easy ways …
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Hi everyone! I’m Ms. Daphne, a teacher at Lil’ But Mighty! “She made hamburgers on her own since she was five years old.” (WRONG!) Some of you might wonder, why is the use of past tense wrong in this sentence? Is there a difference between the simple past tense and the present perfect tense? Makes …
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Hi everyone, it is Ms Celina here again from Lil’ But Mighty. Has the editing section in English Language paper 2 always been a challenge? Do you want to know how to improve? Well, stay tuned because I will be guiding you through the process of tackling this section today using the PSLE English Language …
Hi everyone! I’m Ms Jocelyn, a teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. I heard that you’ve been busy revising for your upcoming oral examination. I’m here to aid you in that! In this video, I would love to share with you 3 tips to impress your oral examiners. Apart from crafting good and detailed answers, there …
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Hello! This is Ms Daphne from Lil But Mighty again! Nouns are confusing, but you have done an amazing job understanding what are countable and uncountable nouns, as well as how to quantify uncountable nouns. In today’s blog post, we will be discussing three more types of nouns that you come across in the English …
Grammar | *Still* Confused by Nouns? 3 *MORE* Things You Need to Know! Read More »
Hello everyone! It is Ms Celina again! Today, I will be focusing on restrictive and non-restrictive clauses. Do you know that whether a clause is restrictive or not will affect the punctuation used? Also, do you know when to use “which” and “that”? What are Restrictive Clauses? Restrictive Clauses give essential and important information about …
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If you are not 100% certain as to how you should tackle this question, then this blog post is right up your alley. Indeed, many students struggle with answering the active/passive voice question type in the Synthesis section confidently. Do you want to hear the good news? We have a tried and tested 5-step method …
PSLE Synthesis: A Proven 5-step Method to Conquer Active/Passive Voice Questions! Read More »
The Covid situation is not going to blow over soon and good hygiene practices are more important now than ever! We have done up a poster to share the simple steps of washing your hands. However, we are missing a slogan for it! After much deliberation, the 4 slogans below have emerged as winners in …
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I have decided to do this post to provide some last-minute tips for PSLE English composition writing. For situational writing, we have touched on some common Q&A and the step-by-step procedure in the previous posts. The following 3 tips for PSLE English composition writing were chosen not because they will deliver any sort of miracle or …
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How have you been? I hope you have found the previous blog post useful in your usage of nouns. Today, I’m going to talk about a different class of words — prepositions! Prepositions are a group of words in English which many students have issues with. For lower primary students, they are confused by the …
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Hello everyone! It is Ms Celina again. Since the announcement of school and workplace closures, I am sure many of you are trying your best to adapt and transit to the new way of remote learning and working. Parents, I am sure you are wondering what are some of the resources and activities that you …
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Hello! Was Part 1A of Confused by Prepositions useful in improving your understanding of prepositions? Do you still remember what the various functions of prepositions are? Here is a quick recapitulation! Position Direction Time Purpose and Means Possession and Interaction Indication of Relation Part 1B of today’s blog post will centre on explaining how the …
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